"New" Nottingham with a price increase?

[bkov]

i dont get why whitelabs and wyeast dont make all there yeasts into dry yeasts?even if for $5 a pack

it appears to be cheaper, by the selling price of us05 and notty..

it had a much longer shelf life....

it doesnt require a starter in most cases....

less temperature controll needed during storage...

why not more dry versions?

 

[dreadnatty08]

I guess I should ask Midwest themselves, but all their Safale yeasts are different prices. Thoughts?
Dried Yeast :: Midwest Supplies Homebrewing and Winemaking Supplies

 

[conpewter]

i dont get why whitelabs and wyeast dont make all there yeasts into dry yeasts?even if for $5 a pack

it appears to be cheaper, by the selling price of us05 and notty..

it had a much longer shelf life....

it doesnt require a starter in most cases....

less temperature controll needed during storage...

why not more dry versions?

Most yeasts don't take well to dehydration, that's why there is such a variety in liquid yeasts as compared to dry yeasts.

 

[KopyKat]

EdWort wrote:
Time to start canning all grain wort for starters.

I just canned 47 pint starters at 1.080 (add 50% water to get 1 quart of 1.040 or a bit more to get 1 liter at 1.035) Used for step 2 on my yeast farm starter or step 1 on White Labs/Wyeast starter.

I also canned 36 starters in 8 oz jelly jars for my yeast farm step one starter.

Also I just noticed that Nottingham was still at $1.59 at AHS and I ordered another 12 packs. Gotta stock up at that price. No harm if it doesn't.

Stocking up! I am beginning to feel like a survivalist!:rockin:

 

[homebrewer_99]

Pretty sweet idea. 30 with caps for $15 though.

I just keep all my vials and refill them...I have over 80 of them...

 

[humann_brewing]

Looks like I need to savor the packs in my fridge

 

[weirdboy]

I just bought a bunch of S-04 and S-05 recently and it was still only a buck or so. Is it really going up to $3+? If so, I guess I'll stock up.

 

[yeoldebrewer]

Yeah. I noticed the steep increase in 05 and figured it was just a matter of time before Notty followed. Looks like the better dry yeasts have finally gotten good enough to fetch
a premium. This is good incentive to look into yeast washing.

 

[Droot]

Last trip to the LHS I bought S-04 for $3.50 and Notty for $1.89.

I use liquid yeast, but have tried the dry.

David